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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

585 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 30

Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 5

On Saturday, before the P.M. William J. Corcoran, 16 years of age, was charged with the larceny of a whip, the property of N. M'Donald. Mr. M'Guren…

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 3

On Friday, before the P.M. Alexander Clifford, Edward Gregor, and Lindsay Worry each pleaded guilty to charges of using indecent language at Chatsworth,and were each…

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Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 5

Yesterday, before the P.M. Thos. Smith v. Thos. Callinan, claim of £2 9s. verdict for amount and 5s costs. C. Y. Mack[?] v. Wm. Watkins, claim of…

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Stealing Newspapers

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1904 · page 3

IT is impossible for any decent person to discover language wherein he may describe the newspaper thief! The genus is of infinite…

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Grafton Police Court. ON Tuesday, before the P.M. Juvenile Smoking

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1904 · page 4

John Saul, tobacconist, was summoned for selling cigarettes to a boy named John Archer, actually under the age of 16 years…

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The Courts. Grafton Police Court. ON Monday, before the P.M. Alleged Cattle Sterling

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1904 · page 7

Caesare A. Court, on remand, was charged with stealing one heifer, the property of R. B. Richards and Son, of Sydney, in May,…

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Small Debts Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1904 · page 7

On Monday, before the P.M. Thomas Smith Thomas Callinan, claim of £2 9s. Verdict for plaintiff for amount claimed,…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 4

Yestorduy, before Atesars. L. Jacobs and C. Sanders. C. Duggan was fined 5s and 4s lOd costs for permitting a horse to stray on the…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 2

On Taesday, before the P.M. David Recce was fined 20s or seven days for drunkenness. John Saul was summoned for serving a…

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Bankruptcy Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 2

On Wednesday, before Mr, Marali, District Registrar. In the estate of Richard John Frederick Duke, dentist, of Grafton, a single…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1904 · page 3

ON Friday, before Messrs Jacobs and Sanders, Js.P. C. Duggan, for permitting a horse to stray, was fined 5s and costs…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 5

Yesterday, before the P.M. Caesar A. Court, on remand, was charged with stealing 20 head of cattle, the property of Phillippa Harriet…

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Cigarette Police

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 7

In Omaha, Nebraska, they now have special policemen who hunt down juvonile cigarette smokers. The deadly malefactors are seldem captured, but the dally chasing is…

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The Courts. Grafton Police Court Monday. Before Mr. Fitzhardinge, P.M. Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 3

Caesare Antonio Court, on remand, was charged with stealing 20 head of cattle, valued at £100, the property of Philippa Harriett…

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Notorious Cattle Stealing

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 6

IN the first issue of Life, the now Australian magazine, edited by Dr. W. H. Fitchett, Rolf Boldrewood has a most readable paper, "How I wrote…

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District Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 2

THE regular sitting of the Bellingen District Court, before Acting-Judge Armstrong, commenced on Friday morning last, and were not concluded until about noon on…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 4

On Tuesday, before Messrs. L. Jacobs, C. Sanders, and C. Duggan. Margaret Long v. William Neale, illegal detention of a horse. Mr. Dowling for…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 4

Yesterday, before the P.M. W. Garde was fined 20s for drunkenness. D. Mansfield and H. Grainger were each fined 5s for drunkenness. The former was…

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Horrible Murder. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 3

William Henry Oats, labourer, of Wittlesea, Victoria, murdered his wife yesterday by cutting her throat with a carving knife. His…

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 1

ON Friday, before the P.M. Thomas McLean and James Hamilton were charged with stealing a boat, the property of M. Tully, and…

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